Over the course of the three ongoing tournaments in the East, the schedules have coincided where Team DK will play against NewBee, arguably their arch-rivals in China, in three different best of three matches tomorrow, 20 June.
The clash of schedules has arrived in the participation of both teams in the GEST June Challenge, the WVW June Tournament, as well as the SUNT-CDEC New Star Cup. The match details of the three matches are as follows:
Schedule for the 3 Best of Threes on 20 June
07:30CEST/13:30SGT : WVW June Semi-Finals
13:00CEST/19:00SGT : GEST June Semi-Finals
16:00CEST/22:00SGT : SUNT CDEC New Star Cup Winner's Bracket Finals
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The setup between these two teams are fierce since they are widely considered to be currently the two strongest teams in China. This comes on the back of their performance in matches against the other top teams in China such as LGD, IG and Vici Gaming. Despite NewBee and DK both losing out to IG at WPC-ACE, they have both continued to clock wins over IG in other tournaments and have seemed unstoppable as yet.
Look forward to the matches between these two teams following their history in the 6.81 patch. DK had not been able to defeat NewBee in any competitive match until the recently ended ECL Grand Finals, in which they beat NewBee 2-1 despite NewBee having a 1-0 Winner's Bracket advantage. Both games went to the wire, with the first showcasing a base race, and the other, a mid-game comeback from NewBee. The tension in those matches should prove to be a taste of what these 3 best of threes will serve to Chinese Dota fans.
To add to the flavour of their clashes, the two teams have had some issues in the past month, with accusations of a Chinese boycott against Team DK being issued from BurNing, Mushi and 71, the DK coach. However, it appeared that the allegations were false and DK had apologised to xiao8. However, given the circumstances of the teams in China now, they are sure to put their best foot forward in these matches to perfect their condition and playstyles in preparation for TI4.
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